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I have so many lovely present ideas for him for Christmas in this gift guide — including brands that I hadn’t come across before, great practical ideas and treats that they will love. There are gifts for the tech lovers, beer lovers, coffee obsessives and more. I hope it helps you find the perfect Christmas present.
This Ralph Lauren scarf is really lovely. It has brown and cream checks on one side and a herringbone design on the other, with tassels at each end and a nice subtle signature embroidered Ralph Lauren logo.
It is a really nice length — not too long — and is made from 80% wool and it makes a really nice gift for someone who loves scarves and deserves a more special one! Mainline Menswear sell a really nice collection of scarves. hats, gloves and accessories for men.
Where to buy: Mainline Menswear RRP £65
Pact is a leading speciality coffee service that provides bespoke and flexible plans for coffee lovers. They deliver ethically sourced fresh coffee, all of which is roasted, ground, packed and delivered fresh to your door within seven days. Pact pay at least 25%-125% above Fairtrade, helping to secure their farmers’ livelihoods and in return, the health of the coffee industry.
Their Christmas limited edition blend has taste notes of Christmas pudding, with a rich round body, flavours of spiced dried fruit and peel, raisins and nutmeg, and a smooth citrus peel acidity. The sweetness is jammy and ripe, and you might get a bit of a brandy kick! It is available in all types of grind as well as pods which are 100% recyclable as they’re made from aluminium foil – most pods are mixed materials so cannot be recycled. Not only that, but 50p from each bag sold goes to Bowel Cancer UK, which is brilliant.
This great gift set includes 2 bags of the Christmas blend, along with a V60 brew kit — a V60 dripper, 40 filters, and a measuring scoop and makes a brilliant gift for a big coffee fan. They also do some other great coffee gift sets at different price ranges.
Where to buy: Pact Coffee RRP £24.95 with free UK delivery
These eco-friendly men’s socks come from Swole Panda — a British sustainable clothing and accessories brand. Their products are all hand-crafted from Moso bamboo, a highly sustainable plant and one of the fastest-growing natural resources.
Swole Panda offer a bamboo sock subscription service, which would make a great gift for Christmas. Everyone loves getting new socks and how fun would it be getting them monthly to your door!
They also do these sock gift boxes which are really lovely, and the socks are such great quality and come in a wide range of fun and bright colours and patterns.
Where to buy: Swole Panda RRP £29.95
This Beer Advent Calendar from Beerwulf is very cool. It comes packaged in the box itself, and then you just follow the instructions to make it into the advent calendar, which means there is no extra packaging at all.
Each day there is a new craft beer from 24 different breweries so it’s a brilliant gift for any craft beer lover. It also contains an exclusive beer from Jopen brewery which you can only get with the Beerwulf Advent Calendar. There are so many men in my life who would absolutely love receiving this.
Where to buy: Beerwulf RRP £49.95
Nextbase is the UK’s leading Dash Cam manufacturer and this one has great safety features. The exclusive Click&Go PRO mount gives you a low-profile connection and can even be wireless, with the ability to install the power cable directly into the mount. The integrated magnetic power connectors also allow you to install and remove your dash cam easily.
The Nextbase Dash Cam has 1080p HD recording at 30fps with a 6G lens so that it provides high-quality images and footage for when you’re on the road and for any insurance claims. The 140° wide viewing angle ensures that a wide coverage of the road ahead will be recorded, and the High Precision G Sensor means that in the event of an accident it will automatically safeguard recorded footage and move to a folder where the recordings will not be overwritten, which I think is so clever!
An intelligent parking mode informs the dash cam that your car is parked, and will immediately record any bump or physical movement of the car when left unattended.
A dash cam is something that anyone who owns a car can really benefit from to simplify stressful insurance and police proceedings by recording collisions on the road, giving you peace of mind if anything happens.
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £64.95
This is a great gift for tech lovers or anyone who travels a lot and has 5 million wires and charging equipment to take with them. The Dapper Wrapper keeps your tech accessories neatly corralled so that cables, chargers, USB’s and more stay organised in the pockets and storage compartments. The secure magnetic closure keeps it safely closed so you don’t need to worry about anything falling out and getting lost.
It is also really useful if you work from home but work out of the house sometimes and need to take all your bits with you, or even just to keep all of your things together and organised at home, without taking up lots of space.
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £24.95
This is such a clever and useful idea and I think all cyclists should have them. Indik8a (great name too) is a hand light for commuters and cyclists that has just been launched and which raises the level of safety while cycling by improving visibility and adding another layer of protection.
Indik8a can be worn on a bare hand or over a glove and features an illuminated directional arrow that is activated by a switch on each hand, introducing high visibility when indicating on a bicycle, for when commuting through town or riding a bike in low-level light. They are lightweight and easy-to-use and fit most men and women’s hands (they are adjustable too). A children’s version is also due soon which will be great for kids who cycle to school and back, often in the dusk in winter.
Indik8a knows that cyclists can feel most vulnerable when changing direction, as it often puts them into the path of a car trying to get around them. Although some gloves have reflective elements, these often don’t show up when a cyclist signals, particularly compared to the brightness of rear lights and any oncoming traffic headlights. Indik8a was created to remedy this, and to make sure that when a cyclist is indicating, their intentions are unmissable, giving them more control over their personal safety.
Perfect as a gift for a cyclist now that the mornings and evenings are already dark and they could even help save a life.
Where to buy: Indik8a RRP £35
Ring’s new digital tyre inflator would make a great practical present for someone who loves receiving this kind of thing. My step-dad always asks for useful gadgets as presents that will make his life easier, and this digital tyre inflator means you no longer have to make a trip out to pump up your tyres, and it can be kept in the car so that you always have it with you in case you need it to keep you safe on the road, and this one has loads of great features.
The RTC1000 can be used as an everyday item and takes up very little space, whilst still packing a punch. It is a high-speed Inflator, inflating a 13” tyre from 0 to 35PSI in just 2 minutes. It is also accurate, has a large backlit digital screen making it easy to read in any light levels, and a progress bar positioned on top of the unit so you can easily track the inflation.
The quick-set auto-stop makes it easy to accurately inflate your tyres, and it has a long 3.5M cable and 70cm air hose to make it easy to reach the tyres all around the vehicle. There’s even a holder for your dust cap – so you won’t lose it when you’re inflating! You can use it when and where needed as it is powered directly from the in-car 12V socket, and it has an integrated LED light, to make inflating at night easier and safer. It even comes with a 3 piece adaptor set, valve Caps, Latex gloves, a spare fuse and a case to keep everything tidy.
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £45
BRISK make a great selection of beard grooming products which are ideal as stocking fillers for the bearded beauties in your life! The range includes this BRISK Beard & Face Wash, Beard Oil, and Beard Balm.
Their beard and face washes are specially formulated with a blend of natural ingredients to cleanse and nourish beards, leaving them fresh, soft and manageable. Available in refreshing Tea Tree & Cedarwood or zesty Citrus, the Beard & Face Washes leave beards lightly scented and refreshed ahead of shaping or styling.
Formulated with 100% natural oils and rich in Vitamin E, BRISK Beard Oils help hydrate the beard and skin, keeping it feeling soft and helping to reduce any itchiness. Combining natural almond, avocado, argan and jojoba oils, the fast-absorbing, nourishing formulations keep beards fresh and groomed all day. BRISK Beard Oils are available in refreshing Cedarwood and zesty Citrus.
BRISK Beard Balm is perfect for keeping beards feeling soft and shaping its style. Made from 100% natural ingredients including Hemp, Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil and superfood Cacao seed butter. The perfect adaptable grooming partner, it can be used alone or after oils.
Where to buy: Boots: BRISK Beard & Face Wash 150ml RRP £4.99, BRISK Beard Oil 30ml RRP £6.99, BRISK Beard Balm 40g RRP £5.45
I absolutely love Guylian Belgian Chocolates and unfortunately so do my family. Guylian have a unique marbled shape with a roasted hazelnut praline flavour, which is so moreish (too moreish!).
Guylian was created in 1967, which is crazy, but today Guylian chocolates are still made with the same traditional craftsmanship and passion to provide an authentic, quality Belgian Chocolate taste experience. Guylian Praline Sea Shells are made using only the finest, hand-selected Mediterranean hazelnuts, which are roasted and caramelised to perfection before being blended with premium Belgian chocolate.
I love that sustainability is a priority for Guylian — they have removed palm oil from all of their chocolate recipes, replacing it with shea butter and sunflower oil, resulting in a smoother texture and even better tasting chocolates, which also contain less saturated fat and sugar.
Guylian’s commitment to conservation is also shown through its partnership and sponsorship of Project Seahorse, an organization dedicated to preserving seahorses and other marine life throughout the world. Their long-standing partnership began in 1999 and continues as strong as ever. Seahorses function as flagship species for a wide range of marine conservation projects. These magical but fragile creatures are a good indicator of healthy coastal ecosystems, meaning that saving the seahorses = saving the seas! See more at projectseahorse.org.
Guylian is also a proud supporter of Project Cocoa, which is committed to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities through the promotion of sustainable, entrepreneurial farming, improved productivity, community development, and the protection of nature. It is Guylian’s ambition to use 100% sustainable cocoa by 2025.
Where to buy: Amazon and all major supermarkets RRP £7.50
For loads more Christmas gift ideas for all of your loved ones, check out this great round up that Becky has put together here: Christmas 2019 Gift Guide Round-Up
The products featured in this gift guide were sent to me for inclusion, but all words are my own.
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